Food and Nutrition Practices and Education Needs in Florida's Adult Family Care Homes

A statewide survey was carried out to determine food and nutrition practices and education needs of Florida's adult family care homes (AFCHs). The 30-item survey included questions on food and nutrition education, supplement use, and menu planning. Infrequent use of menus and nutrition suppleme...

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Published inJournal of extension Vol. 52; no. 1
Main Authors Dahl, Wendy J, Ford, Amanda L, Gal, Nancy J
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published Extension Journal, Inc 01.02.2014
Subjects
At Risk Persons
Dietetics
Florida
Food
Food Service
Nursing Homes
Nutrition
Nutrition Instruction
Older Adults
Planning
Questionnaires
Residential Care
State Surveys
Florida
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Summary:A statewide survey was carried out to determine food and nutrition practices and education needs of Florida's adult family care homes (AFCHs). The 30-item survey included questions on food and nutrition education, supplement use, and menu planning. Infrequent use of menus and nutrition supplements was reported. A strong need was indicated for education on special diets, menu planning, pureed food preparation, and the nutritional needs of the elderly. Extension programming to meet these educational needs may result in improved nutritional wellbeing of frail older adults in care.
ISSN:1077-5315
0022-0140
1077-5315
DOI:10.34068/joe.52.01.21